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'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far read more
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.